1974 Chevrolet C10 Stepside Build....

[LoStep]

Did you bring it to a shop to get it Rhino sprayed or did you do it yourself?
By the way love it!

 

[Jason Reed]

I’m having all the body/chassis stuff done at the shop, as I have no room in the garage or certain tools/skills for that work. I’m mainly planning & resourcing parts. Then, once body/panels are back on frame, I’ll have it towed back to the house and start wiring, interior, engine compartment and such.....It’s been fun.

-Jason

 

[Jason Reed]

Looking for some advice on lowering this build. Anyone have luck with the 5.5” front / 7” rear kit like this one below or similar drop? What issues will I run into? I know I have to C-Notch the rear and will lose the ride. But does the stance look good? Been looking for some pics and getting mixed feelings about going that low?

-Jason

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[Jason Reed]

Finally getting back at this after taking the winter off. Frame is getting “framed” in the next couple of weeks. Really making a push on this through the summer. Hope everyone is doing well who is following my build.

- Jason

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[Jason Reed]

Picked up my tires/rims this past week. After a few hiccups, finally decided to go with the following:

Hankook 295/50/15 - Rear on Nitro-15x10; 0 offset
Hankook 265/50/15 - Front on Nitro-15x8; 0 offset

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[Maxgforce]

What color are you going with?...and can't help noticing how big your shop is

 

[Jason Reed]

Haha. Not “my” shop. It’s the shop doing my build. Going with a Deep Orange.

- Jason

 

[Jason Reed]

My shop is just a crowded 3-car garage. . Zero room.

-Jason

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[Jason Reed]

Starting to inventory the parts I’ve been buying for a couple of years as I get close to starting the frame. You kind of forget what you have when it’s been in storage

I went with this nice B&M GM-12 Bolt cover.

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Jason-

 

[Jason Reed]

For the Suspension, I read where MaxTrac makes a nice 2-1/2” Front, 4” Rear lowering kit, so I bought this first, then decided I wanted to do the 5/7 drop, so I’ll be using everything here except for the hangers (I don’t think I use those with the rear flip kit (or at least from what I’m reading) just the shackles.

Jason-

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[Jason Reed]

I’ve read good things about CPP (Classic Performance Parts) down in LA, so I went with their Rear Disc Brake conversion kit and their Rear Flip Kit.

Jason-

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[Jason Reed]

More front ends parts (tie rod ends, poly bushings, control arm hardware, etc...

Jason-

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[Snoots]

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[1973c10]

following

 

[Jason Reed]

Started on assembling some interior parts to prep for install. These Auto Meter Carbon Fiber Ultra Lites are very clean. Happy with how the cluster turned out. I was even able to do a little custom cutout in between the TACH & SPEEDO for the Fuel pressure gauge. Classic Dash makes a nice kit for these.

-Jason

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